Head-To-Head Survey: Perimeter Solutions (PRM) & Its Peers

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE:PRM – Get Rating) is one of 32 public companies in the “Chemicals & allied products” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Perimeter Solutions to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.3% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Perimeter Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of shares of all “Chemicals & allied products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perimeter Solutions	$360.51 million	$91.76 million	22.70
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	$8.34 billion	$307.83 million	18.47

Perimeter Solutions’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Perimeter Solutions and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perimeter Solutions	0	0	2	0	3.00
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	119	904	1461	42	2.56

Perimeter Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 93.59%. As a group, “Chemicals & allied products” companies have a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Perimeter Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perimeter Solutions’ rivals have a beta of 0.43, meaning that their average share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Perimeter Solutions and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perimeter Solutions	17.58%	0.20%	0.09%
Perimeter Solutions Competitors	-16.30%	18.59%	6.13%

Summary

Perimeter Solutions rivals beat Perimeter Solutions on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Perimeter Solutions

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Perimeter Solutions, SA manufactures and supplies firefighting products and lubricant additives in the United States, Germany, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fire Safety and Oil Additives. The Fire Safety segment provides fire retardants and firefighting foams, as well as specialized equipment and services for federal, state, provincial, local/municipal, and commercial customers. The Oil Additives segment produces Phosphorus Pentasulfide which is primarily used in the preparation of lubricant additives, including a family of compounds called Zinc Dialkyldithiophosphates. The company offers its products under the brands PHOS-CHEK, FIRE-TROL, AUXQUIMIA, SOLBERG. and BIOGEMA. Perimeter Solutions, SA was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.